Dave Elfers
Publications
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Problems Using the Multiplier Tool
Posted by: kcmksdevelopmentcom I am working on a hotel renovation. I have multiple measurements on one room type and i need to repeat these measurements for other rooms of similar room type. I ti...
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Outside of the box - Label Groups
Posted by: STACK_Brenda Labels are extremely helpful in defining measurements to group and filter. Typical label examples: Building, Phase, Section… But think of other options such as, Bid Option...
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Organizing Projects
Posted by: craig.parker Sort of piggybacking on allie.g’s question about organizing plans… Has anyone seen a way to organize projects? I’m not seeing anything in the interface.My queue is getting l...
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No Plans? No Problem!
Posted by: STACK_Karla Don’t have drawings or measurements to work from? No worries — you can still build your estimate in STACK without using any takeoff tools. Here’s how: Skip the drawings. You...
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No One's Gonna Know!
Posted by: MiguelTheSeniorTrainer The Distribute check mark under the Other Costs section of the Estimating tab allows users to evenly allocate indirect costs (e.g., overhead, taxes, or contingenc...
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Managing Addenda
Posted by: Devon Streckfuss STACK provides an "Overlay" tool to help you see the changes between the original version of a plan, and it's new version.Before using this tool though; it's recommend...
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Love STACK? Share your story!
Posted by: darcieburroughs Hey Community!Would you share your STACK success story with the world 🗣? Your feedback is invaluable in helping us understand where STACK brings you the most value, whet...
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List Takeoffs In the order of how you do your work
Posted by: STACK_Brenda Takeoffs will be listed in numeric / alpha order by default. If you want to see your takeoffs in the order of how you do your work then you can use the Manual ordering fea...
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Lineal Measurement Conundrum
Posted by: craig.parker I’m trying to get a measurement for ceiling strapping, but not sure how to build the assembly. I was thinking of creating a new variable [length] and using it in an assembl...
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Introducing STACK Assist (Beta): AI-driven search in your project plans
Post from: Devon Streckfuss We’re excited to share STACK Assist (Beta) — an AI-powered chat tool that helps you quickly find answers in your uploaded plan documents. Think of it like an on-demand ...